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WI AB58
Bill
Status
9/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jerry O'Connor
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AI Summary
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Only the U.S. flag, Wisconsin state flag, and state agency flags may be flown from flagpoles or exteriors of state buildings, local government buildings, and school buildings
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Exceptions allow POW/MIA flags, military flags, flags of federally recognized American Indian tribes, other U.S. state/territory flags, foreign nation flags, local government flags, first responder unit flags, and school/university flags for special or ceremonial purposes
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Prohibited under any exception are flags representing political parties, political/social causes, sexual orientation or gender identity, racial identity, religious viewpoints, or FBI-designated gangs/extremist groups
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Flags designed to recognize holidays listed in Wisconsin statutes (such as Juneteenth or Martin Luther King Jr. Day) are also prohibited from display under the exceptions
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Repeals administrative code section Adm 2.07(1), which currently allows the governor to direct otherwise regarding flag displays on state buildings
Legislative Description
Flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.
Last Action
Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
9/12/2025